John henry hall



(No Model.) J. H. HALL.

- STOVE GAME I No; 502,189. (I Patented July 2 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

JOHN HENRY HALL, OF BRANTFORD, CANADA.

STOVE-CASTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 502,189, dated July 25,1893.

Application filed February 24, 1893. Serial No. 463,562- (No model.)

T0 00% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN HENRY HALL, of the city of Brantford, in thecounty of Brant, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented acertainnew and useful Improvement in Stove-Casters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide an easily applied andeffective stove caster by which the feet of the stove may be raisedclear of the floor, and it consists in the peculiar construction,arrangement and combinations of parts hereinafter more particularlydescribed and then definitely claimed.

The drawing represents a perspective view of my device applied to theleg of a stove.

In the drawing, A, is a bracketsecured to the stove leg B, by means of abolt 0, which passes through a hole in the leg B,and is provided with anut D, as indicated. The base a, of the bracket A, is shaped to fitagainst the leg B, and into a notch I), made in each side of the saidleg.

E, is a plate fixed to or adj ustably held upon the top of the bracketA, the end of this plate E, fitting against the inside of the stove legB. When my device is made for a particular size and style of stoveleg,this plate E is made permanent upon the top of the bracket A, and

abuts against the interior of the stove leg B, when the nut D, istightened on the bolt C.

WVhen my device is made for stoves of various styles and sizes, I makethe plate E, adjustable upon the top of the bracket A, preferablyholding it by means of a set screw F, and notching the top of thebracket A, and the bottom surface of the plate E, so that when the setscrew F, is tightened, the plate E, will be held permanently inposition.

By making notches b, in the leg B, and tightening the bolt 0, so as todraw the base a, into the said notches and the end of the plate E,against the inside of the stove leg B,I secure the bracket A, rigidly tothe stove leg B, holding it so that the hole through the bracket A,shall be vertical.

G, is a nut screwed into the bottom end of the hole made through thebracket A. A smaller hole is made through this nut G, through which thespindle H, passes. On the bottom of this spindle, the caster wheel I, isplaced as shown in the drawing.

When it is desired that the weight of the stove shall be carried by thelegs B, the nut G, is adjusted so as to let the feet of the legs B, restupon the ground.

When it is desired to raise the feet clear of the ground, the nut G, isscrewed down against the base of the spindle H or the top of the frameof the caster wheel I, and in this way the bracket A, is raised and asthe leg B, is connected as described to the said bracket, the said legwill be elevated accordingly. As the elevating of each leg is done bysimply turning a nut like G, the said legs may be very easily elevatedto a greater or less extent as may be required and without the slighteststrain or effort.

With the view of bracing the four legs of the stove together, I providetwo bent rods J, the ends of each rod being hooked so as to fit intoholes made in the base a, of the bracket A, as illustrated. These rods Jare held together bya link K, provided with a set screw L, thetightening of which draws the rods J, together and thereby efiects thedesired purose.

It should be mentioned that after the caster wheel is placed in positionthe top of the spindle H, is burred out as shown to prevent the casterdropping out if the stove is lifted.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a stove-caster, a bracket providedwith means for securing it to the stove-leg, a hollow nutinserted insaid bracket and adapted to be screwed in or out wherebythe stoveleg israised or lowered, and a caster-spindle inserted in the hole in saidnut, substantially as described.

2. In a stove-caster, a bracket having a caster adapted to be raised orlowered therein and means for adjusting said caster in any desiredposition, and a plate extending from said bracket adapted to bearagainst the stoveleg and thereby hold the upper end in position, incombination with means for securing said bracket to the stove-leg,substantially as described.

3. In a stove-caster, a bracket having a caster adapted to be raised orlowered therein and means for adjusting said caster in anydesiredposition, a plate adj ustably connected to the top of andextending from said bracket and adapted to bear against the stove-leg,and

thereby hold the upper end of said bracket ers, and means for securingsaid brackets to in position, in combination with means for thestove-legs, in combination with rods J, securing said bracket to thestove-leg, subeach rod connected with two of said brackets, stantiallyas described. and means substantially as described, for ad 4. In astove-caster, a bracket provided justing said rods, as and for thepurpose set With a caster and having its base fitted into forth. notchesin the stove-leg, a plate fixed t0 the Brantford, February 17, 1893. topof said bracket and adapted to bear against 0 7 said st0ve-1eg,incombination with a bolt and JOHN HENRX HALL nut for securing the bracketto the stove-leg, In presence ofsubstantially as described. GEO. W. W.BILLINGS,

5. In a stove, brackets provided with cast- E. P. BURNS.

